Letters and Sounds

Ss Weave hand in an s shape, like a snake, and say ssssss

Aa Wiggle fingers above elbow as if ants crawling on you and say a, a, a.

Tt Turn head from side to side as if watching tennis and say t, t, t.

Pp Pretend to be a pig and puff out the candles and say p, p, p.

Ii Pretend to be a mouse by wriggling fingers at end of nose and squeak i, i, i

Nn Make a noise, as if you are a plane hold arms out and say nnnnnn.

Mm Rub tummy as if seeing tasty food and say mmmmmm.

Dd Beat hands up and down as if playing a drum and say d, d, d.

Gg Spiral hand down, as if water going down the drain, and say g, g, g.

Oo Pretend to turn the light switch on and off and say o, o; o, o

ck Raise hands and snap fingers as if playing castanets and say ck, ck, ck.

Ee Pretend to tap an egg on the side of a bowl and crack it into the bowl, saying eh, eh, eh.

Uu Pretend to be putting up an umbrella and say u, u, u.

Rr Pretend to be a lion roaring, hold out your hands and say rrrrrr.

Hh Hold hand in front of mouth panting as if you are out of breath and say h, h, h

Bb Pretend to hit a ball with a bat and say b, b, b.

Ff Let hands gently come together as if a tyre was deflating and say f f f f f f.

Ll Pretend to lick a lollipop and say l l l l l l.

Jj Pretend to wobble on a plate and say j, j, j.

Vv Pretend to be holding the steering wheel of a van and say vvvvvv.

Ww Blow on to open hand, as if you are the wind, and say wh, wh, wh.

Xx Pretend to squirt someone with a water pistol say ks, ks, ks.

Yy Pretend to be eating a yogurt and say y, y, y.

Zz Put arms out at sides and pretend to be a bee, saying zzzzzz.

qu Make a duck's beak with your hands and say qu, qu, qu.

ch Move arms at sides as if you are a train and say ch, ch, ch.

sh Place index finger over lips and say shshsh.

th Pretend to be naughty clowns and stick out tongue a little for the th,

ng Imagine you are a weightlifter, and pretend to lift a heavy weight above your head, saying ng...

ai Cup hand over ear and say ai, ai, ai.

ee/or Put hands on head as if ears on a donkey and say eeyore, eeyore.

igh Stand to attention and salute, saying ie ie. (or point to eye)

oa Bring hand over mouth as if you have done something wrong and say oh!

oo Move head back and forth as if it is the cuckoo in a cuckoo clock,

ar Open mouth wide as if at the dentist and say ah.

ur Hold knee as if hurt and say ur,ur

ow Pretend your finger is a needle and prick thumb saying ou, ou, ou.

Oi Cup hands around mouth and shout to another boat saying oi! ship ahoy!

ear Touch ear and say ear, ear.

air Put your hands in the air.

ure Hold nose as if you were smelling manure and say ure, ure

er Roll hands over each other like a mixer and say ererer.

st Stomp your feet on the floor, ststst.

gr Claws up like a bear, gr

fl Flap your wings like a bird fllflfl.